Alleged Violence During Contai Municipality Polls: Calcutta HC Refuses To Stay Counting Of Votes, Orders Preservation Of CCTV Footage

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday sought response from the State Election Commission (SEC) and the State government in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition moved by BJP leader Soumendu Adhikari alleging that large scale violence and rigging of votes had taken place in the recently concluded Contai Municipality elections. Elections to 108 municipalities in the State including the...

Sale Deed Shall Operate From Date of Execution If No Registration Thereof Had Been Made & Not From Time of Its Registration: Rajasthan HC

The Jaipur bench of Rajasthan High Court, while relying on Sections 23, 47 and 74 of Registration Act, 1908, reiterated that registration of sale deed shall operate from the time from which it would have commenced to operate if no registration thereof had been required or made, and not from the time of its registration. Essentially, petitioner applied for selection...

Punishment Of Removal From Service For Unauthorized Absence Of 5 Days Is Very Harsh: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court recently noted that the punishment of removal from service for the charges of unauthorized absence (merely 5 days in this case) was very harsh. The Writ Petition had been filed seeking a Writ of Certiorari to quash the order of removal from service and consequently to direct the petitioner to discharge his duties along with continuity of service,...

Procedure U/S 203 CrPC Duly Followed: Gujarat High Court Refuses To Quash Trial Court Order Dismissing Private Complaint

Affirming the Trial Court's decision of dismissing a private complaint on the ground that the dispute was of civil nature, the Gujarat High Court has observed that the Trial Court had duly followed the procedure under Section 203 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The Bench comprising Justice Vipul Pancholi was hearing a petition under Art 227 wherein the Petitioner had...

'Road Tax' Paid At Time Of Purchase Of Vehicle & 'Toll Tax' Paid On Highway Do Not Amount To Double Taxation: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court recently ruled that the road tax paid under the Motor Vehicles Act while purchasing the cars, and collection of toll tax at National Highway Toll Booths do not amount to double taxation. Issues raised by Petitioners in the PIL The petitioners, who were advocates, had filed the writ petition by way of Public Interest Litigation stating that they were owners...

'Right To Cross-Examination Part Of Right To Fair Trial': Chhattisgarh High Court Allows Plea Of Accused To Recall Prosecutrix In POCSO Case

The Chhattisgarh High Court recently held that the right to cross-examination is a part of right to fair trial which every person has in the spirit of right to life and personal liberty. Justice Rajani Dubey thus set aside the decision of the lower court and permitted the re-examination of the prosecutrix in a POCSO case. An appeal was filed by the accused, challenging the order of the...

Kerala High Court Monthly Digest: February 2022 [Citations 50 - 103]

Nominal IndexJiji C. Senan & Anr. v. State of Kerala & Anr, 2022 LiveLaw (Ker) 50State of Kerala v. Navaru Swapna Reddy, 2022 LiveLaw (Ker) 51Dr. George Thomas & Anr v. State of Kerala & Ors, 2022 LiveLaw (Ker) 52Silpa Shaji v. Satheesh K.S & Ors, 2022 LiveLaw (Ker) 53M/s Tharakan Web Innovations Pvt. Ltd. v.National Company Law Tribunal & Ors, 2022 LiveLaw (Ker)...

'Reason Is The Heartbeat Of Conclusion': Gujarat High Court Asks All Presiding Officers To Pass Speaking Orders

"Reason is the heartbeat of every conclusion, and without the same it becomes lifeless," the Gujarat High Court has remarked today. Justice Ashokkumar Joshi was hearing a writ petition challenging the judgement of the First Appellate Court which condoned delay of 2 years and 5 months in the filing of execution petition against the judgement of the Civil Judge, without assigning...

Delhi District Courts Directed To Keep Virtual Hearing Link Open During Sitting Hours

Following the directions of the Delhi High Court, all city District Courts have been directed to keep open their videoconferencing link during the court sitting hours.The directions have been issued vide circular dated February 28, 2022 by Girish Kathpalia, Principal District and Sessions Judge (HQs) in order to ensure smooth and hassle-free functioning of the courts through virtual mode....

Russia-Ukraine Conflict : International Criminal Court Prosecutor To Open Probe Into Alleged War Crimes

Amid the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Criminal Court Prosecutor has decided to open an investigation into the situation in Ukraine, observing that there is a "reasonable basis" to believe that war crimes and crimes against humanity have been committed.Prosecutor Karim A Khan said in a statement that the investigation will look at alleged crimes committed before...

Supreme Court Rules Tata Steel Has Locus Standi To Challenge Denial Of Input Tax Credit To Its Unit

A Bench of Supreme Court, consisting of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Bela M. Trivedi, remanded a matter back to Jharkhand High Court for a fresh decision on Tata Steel's writ petition against the denial of input tax credit to its Naomundi unit. The court held that the High Court was not justified in ruling that Tata Steel had no locus standi to file a writ petition challenging the denial...

'Is This The Rule Of Law We Boast Of?' : Kerala High Court Voices Distress Over Unauthorised Boards, Banners & Flagposts

The Kerala High Court on Monday came down heavily on the Municipalities and Corporations for their enduring inaction over the unauthorised installations such as banners, boards and flag posts around the State. Justice Devan Ramachandran expressed his distress over unauthorised installations being put up in blatant violation of law disregarding all orders of the court and the Kerala Road...